Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: Statistics across the UK reveal that at any one time around 1 adult in 6 is experiencing symptoms of mental illness and 1 in 4 will experience mental illness during their lifetime. Working to provide crucial support for those with mental health issues, 4 innovative projects are sharing over £1,531,000 in funding under the Big Lottery Fund’s (BIG) Reaching Communities programme which aims to help those most in need and build stronger communities.
Press release ~ Big Lottery Fund’s (BIG) Reaching Communities programme ~ DH: mental health and well-being
TPT: Today’s Young People; Tomorrow’s Economy is a report from The Princes Trust and Citi Foundation. It highlights the potential financial benefits of helping young people into self-employment or other work through the Enterprise Programme. Since April 2009, more than 5,000 young people have been supported through the new Enterprise Programme – a development of The Prince’s Trust Business Programme.
The report calculates that these young people could bring up to £26.8m to the economy over a 3-year period. With The Prince’s Trust aiming to help a further 6,000 young people through this programme in the coming year, the impact will be even greater.